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adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1-ed Date: 13th century 1. archaic mischievous 2. obsolete abusive, shrewish 3. obsolete ominous, dangerous 4. a. severe, hard a ~ knock b. sharp, piercing a ~ wind 5. a. marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen ~ common sense b. given to wily and artful ways or dealing a ~ operator • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, sagacious, perspicacious, astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. ~ stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment a ~ judge of character. sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness sagacious investors got in on the ground floor. perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade. astute suggests ~ness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill an astute player of party politics. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of a face etc.) shrewd-looking. 2 archaic a (of pain, cold, etc.) sharp, biting. b (of a blow, thrust, etc.) severe, hard. c mischievous; malicious. Derivatives shrewdly adv. shrewdness n. Etymology: ME, = malignant, f. SHREW in sense 'evil person or thing', or past part. of obs. shrew to curse, f. SHREW ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. проницательный; тонкий; трезвый, практичный shrewd businessman —- расчетливый делец shrewd observer —- тонкий наблюдатель shrewd common sence —- практическая сметка 2. резкий, сильный shrewd blow —- сильный удар shrewd wind —- пронизывающий ветер 3. искусный, умелый; находчивый shrewd reply —- меткий ответ shrewd design —- остроумный план shrewd choice —- удачный выбор 4. близкий к истине to make a shrewd guess at smth. —- угадать что-либо довольно точно 5. ам. неодобр. ловкий, изворотливый shrewd operator —- ловкач, проныра ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный 2) obs. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) 3) obs. злобный; shrewd tongue - злой язык Syn: see keen ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 good at judging what people or situations are really like, especially in a way that makes you successful in business, politics etc (Martin's a shrewd judge of character. | a shrewd businesswoman) 2 well judged and likely to be right (At a shrewd guess, I'd say Henry is going to leave his job. | have a shrewd idea (=have an opinion about something that is probably correct)) - shrewdly adv ("Were you jealous of her?" asked Sara shrewdly.) - shrewdness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- c.1280, from shrewe "wicked man" (see shrew). Originally "wicked, evil," the sense of "cunning" is first recorded 1520. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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